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100 Voices: A Journey Home reunites Jewish and Polish cultures for the first time sinceWorld War II through the magic of cantorial music. Spearheaded by internationallyrenowned Cantor Nathan Lam of L.A.'s prestigious Stephen S. Wise Temple, 72 cantors many part of cantorial lineages reaching to before the Holocaust make a concert pilgrimageto Poland, the home of cantorial music. Joined by local choruses, they play to sold outhouses, and also participate in Krakow's Annual Jewish Cultural Heritage Festival one ofthe most wildly popular of all Polish events. But 100 Voices is more than a concert film.Marvelous raconteurs, several of the cantors regale us with stories both funny and moving, while filmmakers Danny Gold and MatthewAsner (son of Ed Asner) interweave archival materials, including famed cantors of yesteryear and beloved Yiddish actress Molly Picon.Emmy and Grammy winner Charles Fox ("Killing Me Softly"), who makes his own emotional trip to his father's village, provides amoving score. The film includes an extraordinary service at Auschwitz-Birkenau, as cantors create a unique ritual that demonstrates thecombined power of music to mourn and heal. (USA, 2010, 91 min.)Cantor Nathan Lam's career is equally divided between the religious world and show business. He has been Cantor at the prestigiousStephen S. Wise Temple in Los Angeles for more than thirty years and has produced numerous cantorial events around the world. Heis also a voice teacher with one of the most illustrious clientele in the acting and music world, ranging from Kenny Rogers, LindaRonstadt to Tyne Daly, as well as consulting for Barbra Streisand on the film Yentl.When nearly 100 Cantors make an extraordinary pilgrimage to